NIELSEN QUIMAIRA FERNANDEZ-BECKER M.D. PH.D. NPI 1972678639

NPI Details

Nielsen Quimaira Fernandez-becker, M.D., PH.D. is a gastroenterology internal medicine in Palo Alto, CA with 23 years of experience. The provider is an internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs. Nielsen Quimaira Fernandez-becker, M.D., PH.D. NPI is 1972678639. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.

Education
Medical School: ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OF YESHIVA UNIVERSITY
Graduation Year:2002

The provider's business location address is:

300 PASTEUR DR
PALO ALTO, CA
ZIP 94304-203
Phone: (650) 723-4000
Fax: (650) 723-8305

The NPI 1972678639 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes (HCPCS:99215)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes (HCPCS:99205)
• Study of esophagus to assess movement (HCPCS:91010)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito (HCPCS:G0500)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• Imaging of digestive tract done from the inside of the digestive tract (HCPCS:91110)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Diagnostic exam of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43235)
• Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through nasal tube with electrode (HCPCS:91037)
• Monitoring and recording of esophageal function through a capsule attached to the esophagus wall (HCPCS:91035)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 11/21/2006 and was last updated on 4/29/2024.

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